Anaemia among Egyptian adolescents: prevalence and determinants

el-Sahn, F; Sallam, Sunny; Mandil, Ahmed; Galal, Osman

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“…Previous study at the Birat Hospital and Research Centre (BHRC), Biratnagar, Morang District of Nepal 2012 showed the prevalence, among adolescents in the region, of 47.7 % and 52.3% in males and females respectively (15). Their findings and those reported here give slightly higher rates than that of 46.6% described among adolescents aged 12-18 old years in Egypt (22). In our study, we diagnosed anemia in 57.02% of the girls compared to 42.98% of the boys.…”

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Anemia amongst adolescent girls and boys attending outpatients and inpatient facilities in far western part of Nepal

Singh

Khan

Ansari

et al. 2013

Ibnosina Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

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Objectives:The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of anemia among adolescent males and females in the far western part of Nepal. Patients and Methods: A hospital-based study was carried out in Nepalgunj Medical College, Kohalpur, Banke, Nepal to determine prevalence and distribution of anemia in terms of age and gender among adolescents population. A total of 2027 adolescent (10-19 years old) females and males were included in the study from March 2011 to December 2012. Hemoglobin level was determined by the Cyanmethaemoglobin method. Data were summarized using descriptive statistics. Results: The overall prevalence of anemia was 52% for both males and females. 29.7% of the females and 22.4% of the males were anemic. The proportion of mild anemia was 67.5% (38.4% in females and 29.0% in males), moderate anemia was 20.0% (10.9% in females and 9.1% in males) and severe anemia was 12.5% (7.7% in females and 4.8% in males). Analyzing data within age groups revealed that the highest prevalence of anemia in general occurred in the 18-19 year old subjects affecting 292 (82 males and 210 females). Conclusions: Anemia in Nepalese adolescents is mostly mild, occurs more in late teenage years and it mainly affects females. Nutritional improvement and oral iron supplementation is needed for curing of anemia.

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Anemia amongst adolescent girls and boys attending outpatients and inpatient facilities in far western part of Nepal

Singh

Khan

Ansari

et al. 2013

Ibnosina Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

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“…All studies included in this review were cross-sectional and published between the years 1990 and 2020. Five studies were conducted in Ethiopia [ 31 , 32 , 34 , 36 , 38 ]; four studies were also conducted in India [ 37 , 39 , 40 , 43 ]; two studies were conducted in Kenya [ 41 , 44 ]; and one study was conducted in Ghana [ 33 ], Egypt [ 45 ], Nepal [ 35 ], and Iran [ 42 ]. Only two of the studies had nationwide representation [ 35 , 45 ].…”

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“…Five studies were conducted in Ethiopia [ 31 , 32 , 34 , 36 , 38 ]; four studies were also conducted in India [ 37 , 39 , 40 , 43 ]; two studies were conducted in Kenya [ 41 , 44 ]; and one study was conducted in Ghana [ 33 ], Egypt [ 45 ], Nepal [ 35 ], and Iran [ 42 ]. Only two of the studies had nationwide representation [ 35 , 45 ]. Eight of the studies recruited exclusively female adolescents and seven of the studies recruited adolescents of mixed gender.…”

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“…Among the four studies that reported on educational status as a risk factor of anaemia, three studies indicated that maternal education was a key determinant [ 32 , 39 , 45 ]. El Sahn et al [ 45 ]; reported that the risk of anaemia increased significantly with decreased level of education (OR = 3.5, 95% CI: 10.90–6.32). Adolescents with education up to the junior high school level or lower were found to have increased odds of being anaemic [ 32 , 33 ].…”

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“…Three studies assessed the relationship between socioeconomic status and anaemia. The outcome indicated that low socioeconomic status increased the odds of anaemia in adolescents [ 31 , 39 , 45 ]. All studies found adolescents with low socioeconomic backgrounds to have increased odds of being anaemic, OR = 2.16, 95% CI: 1.17–4.33; OR 2.86, 95% CI: 1.16–7.04; OR = 1.4, 95% CI: 1.13–1.8; Fentie et al [ 31 ]; Agrawal et al [ 39 ]; and El Sahn et al [ 45 ], respectively.…”

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Anemia amongst adolescent girls and boys attending outpatients and inpatient facilities in far western part of Nepal

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